Pierre Granche Explained

Pierre Granche
Birth Date:	14 March 1948
Birth Place:	Montreal
Death Place:	Montreal
Nationality:	French-Canadian
Field:	sculptor, educator.
Training:	École de Beaux-Arts de Montréal and the Université de Vincennes in Paris,

Pierre Granche (March 14, 1948 – September 30, 1997^[1]) was a French-Canadian sculptor. Having studied at the École des Beaux-Arts de Montréal and the Université de Vincennes in Paris, he taught in the art history department of the Université de Montréal for more than twenty years (1975–1997) until his death from lung cancer in Montreal.^{[1] [2]}

As a sculptor, his works are mainly abstract semi-representational pieces, many in aluminium. He was highly influential in the Quebec art world for his method of integrating art and architecture.

Public artworks

Some of his public artworks include:

• 32 fois passera, le dernier s'envolera, a collection of vertical glass screens with plant forms in aluminum, symbolising education, in the courtyard of the Pavillon J-A-de Sève, UQAM, Montreal;
• Lieu re-découvert, an environmental intervention of a variety of truncated pyramid shapes, Le Gardeur hospital, Repentigny, Quebec;
• Égalité / équivalence, a grouping of sculptures representing dogs, winged men, and gardens, Université Laval, Quebec City;

See List of Canadians, List of Quebecois.

References

1. Encyclopedia: Pierre Granche. The Canadian Encyclopedia. Gaston. St-Pierre. December 15, 2013. May 2, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180502211300/http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/pierre-granche/. May 2, 2018. live.
2. Book: Côté, Roch. Québec 1999. 1998. Les Editions Fides. French. 978-2-7621-2045-5. 99–.

External links

• Pierre Granche - Montreal by Metro